A national programme for the control of acute respiratory infections.
In 1989 Egypt set up a programme to combat acute respiratory infections among children aged under 5 years. The present article indicates what has been achieved and the lessons that have been learnt.
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Ministry of Health and Population, Healthy Mother/Healthy Child Project, Bab El Louk, Cairo, Egypt.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D019090:Case Management; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance